Santa Anita in California, which stages Flat racing on dirt, was the focus of huge attention last year following a sudden spate of fatal injuries in the first three months of the season, but the overall fatality rate at the track has remained fairly constant in recent years at around Read more…
Many are euthanized in order to save the owners further veterinary fees and other expenses for horses who will never race again. Where do dead race horses go? A racehorse’s career is often short-lived and after retirement, their lives can go in different directions depending on their success. Retired racehorses Read more…
Click here to read our Deathwatch 2022 Report. At least 139 horses were killed on Australian racetracks in the last racing year. This equates to one horse suffering a painful, life-ending injury in the name of gambling profits every 2.5 days. Click here to read our Deathwatch 2022 Report. How Read more…
Promoted Stories. While modern steeplechase races have an average of just over four equine fatalities for every 1,000 horses taking part, according to the British Horseracing Authority, the National’s rate is considerably higher. How many horses die from racing UK? These are the reasons that, in 2021, a record number Read more…
The war was allegedly instigated by trade disputes compounded by the extended geopolitics surrounding the Han-Xiongnu War, resulting in two Han expeditions that eventuated in a decisive Han victory, allowing Han China to expand its hegemony deep into Central Asia (then known to the Chinese as the Western Regions). Why Read more…
Retired racehorses either become sires for future generations, have new careers, have their lives ended by euthanasia or they will end up in slaughter auctions. What happens to the horses that don’t win races? Any horses who don’t win races or who stop winning often get shipped to Canada, Mexico, Read more…
The Ferghana horse is also known as the “heavenly horse” in China or the Nisean horse in the West. Why did Ferghana horse go extinct? The modern Akhal-Teke is also thought to be the descendant of the Ferghana horse. The breed met its downfall in the early Middle Ages, when Read more…
Chapter 18 – Joey is absolutely ecstatic to be with Albert. Albert explains that Father has given up drinking, and is a good and decent husband and father once more. Major Martin treats Joey’s leg, and stitches him up. Joey, however, falls ill, as his legs and back stiffen up. Read more…
Horsemeat, or chevaline as it is called in French, can still be found in specialty butcher shops and grocery stores in Quebec and on the menus of a few high-end Montreal restaurants. The real money, though, is in the overseas market; the live horse trade represents $20 million in sales Read more…
Joey is a hard worker who learns quickly and has a good grasp of what is required from him. He is courageous, determined, loyal, and brave. How does Albert feel about Joey? Joey and Albert’s relationship is like that of another famous boy/animal duo: Lassie and Timmy. Albert’s a good Read more…